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Spang, Gunter

The Ox and the Donkey: A Christmas Story

32 pp. | North-South | September, 2001 | Trade ISBN 0-7358-1515-1 $$15.95 | Library ISBN 0-7358-1516-X $$15.88
(4) K-3 Translated by Marianne Martens. Illustrated by Loek Koopmans. Because his stable mate the ox eats most of the food and refuses to be friendly, the donkey is unhappy. But after the arrival of Joseph and Mary and the birth of Jesus, the ox has a change in attitude, and he and the donkey become friends. This Swiss import tells a gentle--if somewhat sentimental--tale that, while illustrated mostly in subdued tones of gray and brown, nevertheless has a warm feeling.
Reviewer: Anne St. John

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